# epidemic ##### 词义 - 英：/ˌepɪˈdemɪk/； 美：/ˌepɪˈdemɪk/ - #词性/n 流行病；(迅速的)泛滥，蔓延 - #词性/adj 流行性的；极为盛行的 ##### 例句 - Hospitals were already fully extended because of the epidemic . - 这场流行病已使各医院以最大负荷运转。 - They estimated that between 17,000 and 20,000 cows would die before the epidemic had run its course - 他们估计在流行病结束之前会有17,000到20,000头牛死去。 - Vaccine supplies started to run dry as the flu outbreak reached epidemic proportions . - 由于流感爆发已大肆流行，疫苗供应开始消耗殆尽。 ##### 形态 - #形态/word_pl epidemics